Month: January 2018

An emerging past time for the enjoyment of all ages is coloring pages. The fundraising idea incorporates the fun, stress-relieving aspects of coloring pages and integrates all that with an opportunity for your local-chapter to fundraise to cover expenses inquired throughout the year.

Your chapter has great flexibility with this fundraising idea; however, the core of it is primarily static, such elements include: (i.) creating from scratch or reusing accessible ones cleared for modification, re-use, and sale, (ii.) printing off the coloring pages and sorting them based on price assessed through difficultly or intricacy of the activity (deemed as such from estimated time necessary for completion), (iii.) selling the pages in order to generate funds for the chapter.

Some conditions that must be met prior to setting up shop and fundraising therein, include: (i.) obtain permission to fundraise out of school (check with CTAE department head), (ii.) receive permission to use resources provided by the school or perhaps use paper and printer separate from the school, (iii.) [lastly,] have the ability to sell the coloring pages; for instance, as a member of your school you know what works best for your school as such the approach for fundraising might differentiate slightly from other school. To further act on this, this proposal embodies the core factors that would go into this fundraiser in order to achieve uniformity across all schools yet some fundraising ideas are not suites to various school types. Be prepared to plan accordingly and perhaps altogether switch fundraising strategies, approaches, or even ideas entirely. If you don’t succeed the first time, try — try again.

Overall, I hope your chapter is able to prosper this school year and I look forward to seeing this idea come to live within each-and-every one of your schools. Best of luck fundraising!

Jonesboro High School FBLA and other CTSO’s hosted several Community Service Projects during this holiday season.

They partnered with the Faith Open Door Community Center and sponsored a Thanksgiving Can Food Drive. Over 700 can goods and non-perishable food items were donated to needy families.

Also, in December the students supported the spirit of giving and hosted a Toys for Tots Campaign for the Community Center, donating boxes of toys to children in need for this holiday season. They continued the spirit of giving by preparing and delivering 140 holiday care packages to the seniors at the Jonesboro Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. The care packages contained signed Christmas cards, toiletry items, candy canes and holiday pocket tissues.

Their final project was “Blessing Backpack.” The students filled their gently used backpacks and bags with 100 blankets, toiletry items, snacks, hats, coats and sweaters. These items will be delivered to the Central Presbyterian Church Outreach for the Homeless on December 15th.

FBLA-PBL sets aside the second week of February each year as National FBLA-PBL Week. The local chapter is participating various activities such as theme dress days, career lessons, a pizza party, random acts of kindness, etc. In addition, they will be recognizing the Wednesday of this week as Adviser Appreciation Day. Members will be using this day to pay special tribute to the dedicated individuals who make the association possible on the local level.

What is right around the corner and is at the end of March?The State Leadership Conference is less than two months away, which means it’s time for our most popular event this year; Ribbons! All members get the chance to collect hundreds of decorative rivbons that co aside with the achievements you have accomplished. These ribbons will be decked out on your conference name badges. Members receive special recognition if they have collected certain ribbons. Georgia FBLA recognizes its members’ participation with the ever-popular conference ribbons. Participate in many projects and see how many ribbons you can collect!

These are some of the following ribbons

you can receive and be decked out in:

Administrator (SLC)
Advisers who serve as competitive event
administrators at the 2017 SLC
Adviser (FLC, SLC)
Local chapter advisers registered for conference
Adviser of the Year (SLC)
Advisers who are nominated for 2017 Adviser of
the Year honors
Alumni (FLC, SLC)
Advisers who were members of FBLA in high
school
Ambassador (SLC)
Members who serve as competitive event
ambassador at SLC
America (FLC, SLC)
Members who have achieved the America level
in BAA for the current or in past years
Assistant (SLC)
Advisers who serve as competitive event
assistants at SLC
Battle of the Chapters (FLC)
Members who participate in 2016 Battle of the
Chapters
Bronze Chapter (SLC)
Members and advisers of 2016-2017 Chapter of
the Year Bronze Chapters
Business (SLC)
Members who have achieved the Business
level in BAA or MAP for 2016-2017
Candidate (SLC)
State office candidates at the 2017 SLC
Chapter of the Year (FLC)
Members and advisers of 2016 Gold/Silver/
Bronze chapters
Chapter President (FLC)
Local chapter presidents who attend FLC
Community Service Award (SLC)
Members who are nominated by their chapters
for the Community Service Award of Merit
Conference All-Star (SLC)
Members and advisers who have attended
SLOTS, Rally, FLC, RLC and SLC in 2016-2017
Conference Sponsor (FLC, SLC)
Advisers of Future and Business level chapter
sponsors or advisers and members of Leader
and America level chapter sponsors
Excellence (SLC)
Advisers who recruit 100% of students in all
classes to join FBLA during 2016-2017
Finalist (SLC)
Members who compete in SLC event finals
Foundation Donor (FLC, SLC)
Members and advisers who join the Georgia
FBLA Foundation
Future (SLC)
Members who have achieved the Future level in
BAA for 2016-2017
Georgia Chapter of the Year (FLC)
Members and advisers of the 2015-2016
Georgia FBLA Chapter of the Year
Gold Chapter (SLC)
Members and advisers of 2016-2017 Chapter of
the Year Gold Chapters
Gold Seal Chapter of the Year (FLC)
Members and advisers of chapters that received
the 2015-2016 Gold Seal Chapter Award of
Merit
Guest (FLC, SLC)
Individuals registered as chaperones at
conference
I Support the March of Dimes (FLC, SLC)
Members and advisers may purchase these
ribbons at conferences to support the March of
Dimes
Industry Certified (FLC, SLC)
Members and advisers of current Industry
Certified chapters
Leader (SLC)
Members who have achieved the Leader level
in BAA for 2016-2017
Member of the Month (FLC, SLC)
Members who have been nominated as a
Georgia FBLA Member of the Month
Membership Achievement (FLC, SLC)
Members and advisers of chapters that have
increased paid membership over 2015-2016
final membership totals
Membership Campaign (FLC, SLC)
Members and advisers of chapters that have
placed in a top 3 membership campaign
Membership Madness (SLC)
Members who have recruited 5 new members
during 2016-2017
Membership Mania (SLC)
Members who have recruited 10 new members
during 2016-2017
Monopoly (FLC, SLC)
Members who participate in the Monopoly
Tournament
New Chapter (FLC, SLC)
Members and advisers of chapters that have
chartered or reactivated during 2016-2017
Official Dress (FLC, SLC)
Members and advisers who adopt full Georgia
FBLA Official Dress at conference
Presenter (SLC)
Members and advisers who present a workshop
at the 2017 SLC
Professional Division Members (FLC, SLC)
Advisers who are active paid members of the
Professional Division
Rally Participant (FLC)
Members and advisers who attended the 2016
Fall Motivational Rally
Region Officer (FLC, SLC)
Members who are currently serving as a 2016-
2017 region officer
Saving the Foundation for Future (SLC)
Members and advisers of chapters that raise
over $1,000 or $5 per member for the March of
Dimes
Scholarship Basket (FLC)
Members and advisers of chapters that donate a
Scholarship Basket
Scrapbook (SLC)
Members and advisers of chapters that submit a
scrapbook page for the State Scrapbook
Silver Chapter (SLC)
Members and advisers of 2016-2017 Chapter of
the Year Silver Chapters
SLOTS Participant (FLC)
Members and advisers who attended the 2016
SLOTS
State Project (SLC)
Members and advisers of chapters that
accumulate 400 points in the
Less Is More State Project
Sweepstakes Winner (SLC)
Members and advisers of chapters that capture
the sweepstakes championship at RLC
Top Ten (SLC)
Members and advisers who place in the top 10
at the 2017 SLC
Voting Delegate (SLC)
Members who participate as a voting delegate at
SLC
Who’s Who (SLC)
Members who are nominated for 2017 Who’s
Who in Georgia FBLA honors
Winner (FLC)
Members and advisers who placed at the 2016
NLC
50 Member Club (FLC, SLC)
Advisers of chapters that have 50-99 members
100 Member Club (FLC, SLC)
Members and advisers of chapters that have
100-199 members
200 Member Club (FLC, SLC)
Members and advisers of chapters that have
over 200 members
100% Class Participation (SLC)
Advisers who recruit 100% of students in a class
to join FBLA during 2016-2017

Do you think you have the best chapter? The best members? The best community service projects and programs? Now you can earn recognition for all of your chapter’s success with the Outstanding Chapter Award! In order to achieve the Outstanding Chapter Award, FBLA chapters must complete twenty (20) membership, community service, and education activities listed on the FBLA-PBL website.

This is a great honor, and we encourage all chapters to participate! Click the link below to start on the activities now: http://web.fbla-pbl.org/focrp/ .